eczema and water

DS has eczema and when he has a flare up, it's on every inch of his little body! (Well his pedi and dermatologist are still undecided if it's eczema or something else). My question is, since they told me to not keep him in his bath for longer than 5 mins, what do you mommas do whenever you take your LO to the pool or beach?

We don't take them very often, but when we do, it's the ocean, and it's usually okay. The salt water doesn't affect them as much as fresh water. But, my girls get flare ups on their bums and cheeks, so I put aquaphor on it before hand to be safe. As for baths, they get max 3 a week (unless super dirty), and they're as quick as possible.

Quoting 7 lucky charms:" ive 2 kids with it and ive never been told to not have them in water for more than 5 mins. ? they get flate ups from diary food, so i just cut down or out diary depending on how bad it is"

Same here. My daughter gets break outs of Psoriasis as well as another condition and her dermatologist never told me anything about water time limits. It was the sun she was most concerned about.

OP:
I just make sure that my daughter has sun screen on and I make sure to reapply it OFTEN. Also when she's not in the pool or water she is in the shade and I make sure she is dried with a towel around her.

<blockquote><b>Quoting 7 lucky charms:</b>" ive 2 kids with it and ive never been told to not have them in water for more than 5 mins. ? they get flate ups from diary food, so i just cut down or out diary depending on how bad it is"</blockquote>

DS has really dry skin, the dermatologist said it'll irritate his skin even more if he has a long bath, we still don't know what cause his flares up, we're still trying to figure it out

<blockquote><b>Quoting DR♥P:</b>" Same here. My daughter gets break outs of Psoriasis as well as another condition and her dermatologist ... [snip!] ... it OFTEN. Also when she's not in the pool or water she is in the shade and I make sure she is dried with a towel around her. "</blockquote>

In my opinion, you just need a natural remedy for his skin. It would be save for his skin. You don't have to worry about chemical ingredients. There are various methods and ingredients that would be suitable for his eczema example: virgin coconut oil, Apply vitamin E, aloe vera gel, Make a tea of calendula, a marigold flower, with drops of lavender essential oil added, then apply to the affected area twice a day until the irritation is relieved. A more complete understanding of the remedies and solutions can be found in the following link: http://www.vanisheczema.com/